NGC 1023

NGC 1023

Galaxy NGC 1023
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 02h 40m 24.0s[1]
Declination +39° 03 48[1]
Redshift 0.002125[1]
Helio radial velocity 637 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance ~19 Mly (Light Travel-Time redshift-based)[1]
30 to 64 Mly (measured)[1]
Type SB0[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 8.7' x 3.0'[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.35[1]

NGC 1023 is a barred lenticular galaxy and a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster. Distance measurements vary from 9.3 to 19.7 million parsecs (30 to 64 million light-years).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1023. Retrieved 2012-10-17.


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